Tuthmosis (also written Thothmose) was the name of four Egyptian pharaohs of the 18th dynasty. The name means ‘child of the god Thot’. Tuthmosis I was the first king to be buried in the Valley of the Tombs of the Kings near Thebes. Tuthmosis III was the successor of his stepmother and regent, Hatshepsut {see planet 2436)}. (M 20161) _ _.